Tasmania public holidays 2026 and 2027: dates and substitute days

WorkSafe Tasmania’s public holidays page lists, for 2027: New Year's Day (Friday 1 January 2027), Australia Day (Tuesday 26 January 2027), Eight Hours Day (Monday 8 March 2027), Good Friday (Friday 26 March 2027), Easter Monday (Monday 29 March 2027), Anzac Day (Sunday 25 April 2027), King's Birthday (Monday 14 June 2027), Christmas Day (Saturday 25 December 2027; additional day Monday 27 December 2027), Boxing Day (Tuesday 28 December 2027). Also listed, with limits: Easter Sunday (Sunday 28 March 2027). Listed in the Statutory Holidays Act 2000 (section 4(da)) but not in WorkSafe Tasmania’s table or the Fair Work Ombudsman’s list; the date is computed from Easter. Easter Tuesday (Tuesday 30 March 2027). Generally Tasmanian Public Service only, not a general public holiday for everyone. The regional holidays (11 are listed for 2027) are not in that list because each applies to part of Tasmania only. The Statutory Holidays Act 2000 text read is the version as at 9 October 2026.

WorkSafe Tasmania’s regional table lists, for 2027: Devonport Cup (Wednesday 6 January 2027), Royal Hobart Regatta (Monday 8 February 2027), Launceston Cup (Wednesday 24 February 2027), King Island Show (Tuesday 2 March 2027), Agfest (Friday 7 May 2027), Burnie Show (Friday 1 October 2027), Royal Launceston Show (Thursday 7 October 2027), Flinders Island Show (Friday 15 October 2027), Royal Hobart Show (Thursday 21 October 2027), Recreation Day (Monday 1 November 2027), Devonport Show (Friday 26 November 2027). Each applies to part of Tasmania only; the areas are in the table’s notes. For example, the Royal Hobart Regatta applies to: “South of and including Oatlands and Swansea excluding Bronte Park, Catagunya, Strathgordon, Tarraleah, Wayatinah & West Coast.” The Statutory Holidays Act 2000 (version as at 9 October 2026) provides: “The days specified in column 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 1 are statutory holidays to be observed as public holidays for the full day in respect of the occasions specified in column 2 of that Part for the areas of the State specified in column 3 of that Part.”

WorkSafe Tasmania lists Easter Tuesday on Tuesday 30 March 2027 as “generally Tasmanian Public Service only”. The Statutory Holidays Act 2000 (version as at 9 October 2026) provides: “(1) This section applies to a person who is a member of a class of persons referred to in section 6 of the Industrial Relations (Commonwealth Powers) Act 2009. (2) A person to whom this section applies is entitled, without loss of pay, to the following: (a) a holiday on Easter Tuesday;” WorkSafe Tasmania adds: “Listing a day as a public holiday does not automatically mean employees can have the day off work or get paid more for working on that day.”

The sources differ. The Statutory Holidays Act 2000 (version as at 9 October 2026) lists “(d) Good Friday; (da) Easter Sunday; (e) Easter Monday;” WorkSafe Tasmania’s table of statewide holidays lists Good Friday, Easter Monday and Easter Tuesday (generally Tasmanian Public Service only) and no Easter Sunday, and the Fair Work Ombudsman’s 2027 list for Tasmania has no Easter Sunday either, so Easter Sunday is not in WorkSafe Tasmania’s table. Easter Sunday 2027 is Sunday 28 March 2027.

In 2027, 25 December is a Saturday and 26 December a Sunday, and 25 April is a Sunday. WorkSafe Tasmania’s page says: “When New Year’s Day, Australia Day, Christmas Day or Boxing Day fall on a weekend the public holiday is held on the following Monday (or Tuesday in some cases): if 25 December is a on a Saturday, then both the Saturday and the Monday following are holidays. if 25 December falls on a Sunday, then both the Sunday and the Tuesday following are holidays. If Boxing Day falls on a Saturday, then Monday is the public holiday. if Boxing Day falls on a Sunday, then Tuesday is the public holiday.” It prints Tuesday 28 December 2027 for Boxing Day. For Anzac Day it says: “When Anzac Day falls on Saturday or Sunday, no substitute or additional holiday is observed.”

The Statutory Holidays Act 2000 (version as at 9 October 2026). Its section 4 sets the statewide days, including for Christmas Day and Boxing Day: “(ia) if Christmas Day falls on a Saturday, the Monday following Christmas Day; (ib) if Christmas Day falls on a Sunday, the Tuesday following Christmas Day; (j) Boxing Day (26 December), unless that day falls on a Saturday or Sunday, in which case – (i) the Monday following Boxing Day, if that day falls on a Saturday; or (ii) the Tuesday following Boxing Day, if that day falls on a Sunday.”